Re: Oracle to Stop Writing Software for Itanium Processor

This may sound silly, but if Oracle stops developping for IA64, does
this mean that it would continue to develop software such as RDB for
Alphas ? Or has Alpha development at Oracle already stopped ?


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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Revival of Alpha?
    ... Everyone knows IA64 is as flop. ... Not everyone knows how Intel and HP will ... Once they stop producing Alphas, it means that the VMS installed base ... will shrink in terms of number of customers. ...
    (comp.os.vms)
  • Re: How to extract file from pcsi file from Windows ?
    ... HP Testdrive no longer has any Alphas available. ... Only those ia64 things. ... Well that's just plain sad. ... start looking at porting issues. ...
    (comp.os.vms)
  • Re: Guidance with OpenVMS IA64 8.3 with Java 1.5 Problems
    ... You mentioned some/new customers being forced onto that IA64 thing and thus your need to port your software to IA64. ... But yeah, eventually, the supply of Alphas will dwindle, but for now, it isn't the "real" end of the line for Alphas. ...
    (comp.os.vms)
  • Re: Guidance with OpenVMS IA64 8.3 with Java 1.5 Problems
    ... You should know that Alphas are still available. ... The problem with refurb Alphas is that the people who write the ... That gets our system (and VMS) in the door. ... IA64 is the answer. ...
    (comp.os.vms)
  • Re: How to extract file from pcsi file from Windows ?
    ... Bob Koehler wrote: ... , on Deathrow, or any of several ... HP Testdrive no longer has any Alphas available. ... Only those ia64 things. ...
    (comp.os.vms)